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    • The Scribe Database Collection, compiled in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-23 to 2011-11-08 (NCEI Accession 0086261)

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    The Scribe Database Collection includes 14 databases containing data from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill Event Response Phase. These databases are the work of federal agencies, state environmental management agencies and BP and its contractors. The types of information include locations, descriptions, and analysis of water, sediment, oil, tar, dispersant, air and other environmental samples. The versions of the databases included in this collection are the result of the second phase of a clean-up effort by the database owners and contributors to resolve inconsistencies in the initial databases and to harmonize content across the databases in order for these data to be comparable for reliable evaluation and reporting. This effort was initiated in order to meet requirements supporting the Unified Area Command.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-04-16T13:17:51Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) March 5, 2012 (publication), September 12, 2013 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-04-16T13:17:51Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) March 5, 2012 (publication), September 12, 2013 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0086261
    Access Constraints Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) (2012). The Scribe Database Collection, compiled in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-23 to 2011-11-08 (NCEI Accession 0086261). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086261. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 31
    Bbox South Lat 23.3
    Bbox West Long 97.3
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[97.3, 23.3], [79.9, 23.3], [79.9, 31.0], [97.3, 31.0], [97.3, 23.3]]]}
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    Spatial Data Service Type
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2010-04-23
    Temporal Extent End 2011-11-08

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